Import Requirements
HS Code: 03021910
|FISH...RUHI,KATLA,MRIGEL,PANGASH,KARP AND ALIKE WRAPPED/CANNED UPTO 2.5KG
| Sl. | Documents | Purpose | Agency/Entity | Stage | Option | Validity | Applicability | Legislation | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Import Permit (IP) | CC, RP | Department of Fisheries (DoF), Fisheries Quarantine Wing | Before importation | Manual | Not mentioned | Consignment/Lot Specific |
Sec. 9(1), 10(2), Fish Quarantine Act, 2018 [Bangla] |
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| 2 | Declaration to Fisheries Quarantine Officer | RP | Importer | After importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific | ||
| 3 | NOC for Import | CC, RP | Central or Regional Authority, DoF [DG, DoF; DD (FIQC)] | After receiving application from importer | Manual | Lot | Lot |
Sec. 23(3), FIQC Act, 2020 [Bangla] |
Importer needs to apply 15 days prior to import. |
| 4 | Prior Declaration | RP | Importer | Before importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Sec. 24(2), FIQC Act, 2020 [Bangla] |
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| 5 | Salubrity Certificate | CC, RP | Competent authority of exporting country | With the consignment document | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Sec. 24(1), FIQC Act, 2020 [Bangla] |
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| 6 | Traceability Certificate | CC, RP | Competent authority of exporting country | With the consignment document | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Sec. 24(1), FIQC Act, 2020 [Bangla] |
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| 7 | Halal Certificate | CC, RP | Competent authority of exporting country | With the consignment document | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Sec. 24(1), FIQC Act, 2020 [Bangla] |
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| 8 | Fit for Human Consumption Certificate | CC, RP | Competent authority of exporting country | With the consignment document | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Article 23(2), 23(3)(Uma), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
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| 9 | Physical and Laboratory Test Report | CC, RP | Regional Authority, FIQC, DoF | After Bill of Entry submission | Manual | Consignment Specific | Lot Specific |
Sec. 25(1)(2), FIQC Act, 2020 [Bangla] |
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| 10 | Radioactivity Test Certificate from Origin Country | CC, RP | Competent authority of origin country | Before importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Article 23(1), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
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| 11 | Radioactivity Test Certificate | CC, RP | Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) | After importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Article 23(1), 23(5)(Cha), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
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| 12 | If GMO/LMO, permission from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | RP | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | Before importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Rule 3, Bangladesh Biosafety Rules, 2012 [Bangla]; Article 23(28), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
Biosafety Guidelines of Bangladesh, 2007 [English] also to be followed. |
| 13 | If imported fish & other aquatic animals listed in Schedule-1 & 2, Licence for Agro-products importer | RP | Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM) | Before importation | Manual | 01 (one) year from the issuance date | Annual |
Sec. 7(1), Schedule-1 & 2, Agricultural Marketing Act, 2018 [Bangla]; Rule 6, Agricultural Marketing Rules, 2021 [Bangla] |
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| 14 | Formalin Free Certificate by Exporting Country | CC, RP | Competent authority of exporting country | Before importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Article 23(31), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
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| 15 | Formalin Free Test Report | CC, RP | Department of Fisheries (DoF) | After importation | Manual | Consignment Specific | Consignment Specific |
Article 23(32), IPO 2021-24 [Bangla] |
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5. Last updated on 13 March 2024.